[Steel]

Hello, short video of my conversion : https://youtu.be/fs7krsKv70M

The suspension is from a Corvette C5. Coilovers from GAZ.

Tesla engine cracked by Michal Elias from Advantics and motor is to be controlled by their VCU.
Bought BMS controller from EVTV to check battery modules.
Logic board from Damien Maguire to control the gen 2 charger.

I`m more used to the welder and grinder but learning more and more electronics.

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[Steel]

Yabert, hope that In sweden its a typical " craftsman car" people doesn´t expect sportscar performance. But the reason I build it, it´s because I want to build a car I can use.

Brian_thank you ! I will try to improve my english

It will all be covered with aluplates. Tearing it all apart now for painting, also making a box over the motor for all electrical equipment. Using Tesla original cables, best position to make it fit was on top of motor.

No plans for original engine compartment, maybe put in a REX

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[Steel]

Hello, I agree brian_, a box on top of the motor is not the best. But if I want to use original cables it had to be like that. And I had to make some sort of hood over motor anyway and also some box for electronics. Now it will be " två flugor i en smäll " translate that in google

It´s a rear drive unit from Tesla, normally high junction box and charger lies under rear seat in a Tesla.

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[Steel]

_brian.

I´m designing box for Charger, HJVB, BMS and VCU. Not the best for loading , as _brian mentioned, but it must be like this when I want to use original cables. Also charger and HJVB is not IP65 protected, must be in a inclosured enviroment. Found a nice box for VCU and BMS also.

 

[Steel]

Hello, finished box today. Used wooden plate to bolt everything in place.
Tomorrow I`m going abroad to pick up some nice conversion parts in a land blessed with EV´s.

 

[Steel]

tylerwatts, I agree, must make something, not smart to have small space all round. Things will get stuck and be missing.

Home again from my 900 km trip to Norway picking up EV OEM conversion parts.
Went to Grönvolds Bildemontering in Brumundal and made business with Tom Grönvold. Very nice guy, told me he was selling Tesla parts all over Europe but mostly to Nederlands and Germany.
Picked up a Tesla EU chargingport and HJVB. But also a BMW I3 motor, driveshafts and batterypack But thats for my next projekt, Fox Reliant !

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[Steel]

Ada Diamonds : First of all make it street legal throu SFRO a Swedish organization formed to help amateurs to build cars and get them legal. Outside spoilers and paint. Inside no plan so far.

Unloaded parts yesterday, I3 motor, batterypack, driveshafts and gearshifter.

For Vito projekt EU chargeport, cables and HJVB.

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[Steel]

Hello, put the chargingport i place. Also prepared some cable mangement and mounting plate for HJVB. I intend to weld all mounting plates etc before tearing apart and paint.
Must find some gromits for cable and vaterhoses.

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[Steel]

Thank you, Kevin Sharpe ! I was not aware of that. I assumed it was split up in HVJB.
It means that 3 phase charging is an option.
I bought charging port, cables and HVJB as a complete set and thought I was fine with that.

If I want to look for one box, what is i called ??

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[Steel]

Thanks ! Would be nice, otherwise it will be some slow charging.

Yes, it´s a bit strange, I also got a chargingcable in package and it got full 3 phase connection, but it perhaps for the supercharging mode.

Plastic piece where small box supposed to be.

 

[Steel]

Starting to tear apart Corvette C5 suspension, setup without antidive and anti squat.

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[Steel]

Brian, first of all I`m inspired by Göran Malmberg and his " Zero Car": Dont build in angles and characteristics into a suspension who you have no idea about. Now the car is neutral.
Weightdistrubution in the Elvito is problably not the same as in the Corvette.
The coilovers I´m using has very likely not the same setup as the Corvettes.
I also had a long discussion in a swedish forum with people who is racing with their Super Sevens and all ended up in this setup

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[Steel]

Brian, I have only zeored out anti-squat and anti-dive, all other parameters are the same. Anti-dive and anti-squat lock up the suspension to make the travelling comfortable. If you have race ambitions and wants to brake before a sharp curve, you dont want the suspension to lock up, you still want it to function to get the best grip and keep the speed up.

The Vito will not be heavier than the Corvette, se enclosed document ( in swedish of course). I have been weighted every part I removed from Elvito and weighted every part i put on. Next step will be plastic side windows etc.
Also I lowered the center of gravity, batterypack is under the floor, motor in center of wheels and so on. Only thing which is high is roof. Dont forget Volvo 855 in BTCC back in the days

My coilovers is quite stiff, problaby requires testing.

Starting to disamble car for painting. Isolation matt inside torpedo wall 5 kg, removed.

Invalid file....hmm odt document.

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[Steel]

Brian, thank you for the lesson ! Must admit I have jumped to conlusion. Built this Super V8 and there I used Corvette suspension and had all the discussions about anti-dive and anti-squat to be or not. Then when I started the Elvito projekt I just transformed the " knowledge" into Elvito suspension setup assuming it was the best. Now I´m a bit confused.

When I wrote lowering the center of gravity I was comparing the original MB Vito not with Corvette.

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[Steel]

Yes C4 suspension dana 44, Ford Mustang GT 2003 4,6 l engine, edis 8 and Megasquirt

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[Steel]

The mix of brands (Ford engine and ignition, Chevy suspension and final drive, aftermarket engine management) would be good preparation for a typical conversion project, which often mixes a battery from one EV OEM with the motor from another and electronics from someone else. Ironically, the Elvito is essentially all-Tesla for the EV components.

Hello, thank you !
Yes, ev conversion is the next step in evolution , built natural aspirated, turbo charged and a car with v8. Now it's time for future

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[Steel]

Thank you, Kevin Really nice of you, only problem I will have three HJVB:s, but its on the fun-account.

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[Steel]

Missed it

 

[Steel]

That sounds very nice, Kevin !

I was a bit slow, did not think I had to act that fast.

For the moment I´m upgrading my solarplant with some more solarcells and rearrange some of them for better outcome during all day.


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[Steel]

As you wrote, Kevin: " God damn it... another bloody micro ", and I thought it would be a simple relay or something

I get back to my grinder...

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